No resolution after boycotting countries meet to discuss Qatar

A two-month-long blockade against Qatar looks set to continue after four boycotting countries doubled down on their political demands yesterday.

To end the de facto siege, Qatar must “stop funding terrorism, interfering in (other countries’) internal affairs, inciting hatred and adhere to regional and international agreements,” officials from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt announced.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Qatar’s foreign minister said the boycotting nations still have “no clear vision.”

Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani added:

“They claim that the steps they took against Qatar are related to their sovereignty and national security; on the contrary these steps violate the international declaration of human rights and international law and the freedom of movement. This is part of the contradictions in the statement.”

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